As guest co-editors, UConn Business Law and MSSRIB faculty members Stephen Park and Rachel Chambers, together with Karin Buhmann (Copenhagen Business School) and Danielle Anne Pamplona (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná), contributed to a new symposium published by the Business and Human Rights Journal blog. The symposium, based on the February 27–28, 2025 conference hosted at the University of […]
Faculty Spotlight
Marketing Professor Robin Coulter Retires after Decades of Service
After decades of service at the UConn School of Business — including her long-standing role as Head of the Marketing Department — Professor Robin Coulter officially retired on Aug. 31. Her visionary leadership shaped the future of UConn Business and created opportunities that many of us continue to benefit from today. Professor Coulter played a key role […]
Summer Business in London!!
Recently, MSSRIB faculty member Robert Bird had an incredible experience in London, please read his blurb below!! “Last week I had the pleasure of taking my University of Connecticut School of Business students to visit Citi in Canary Wharf, London. UConn Alum Trevor Wells and Thomas Saitta spoke articulately about the important role of credit […]
A Conversation on Sustainable Capitalism – MSSRIB
In an exciting new video, MSSRIB Academic Director, Gerlinde Berger-Walliser, chats about her chapter in the recent book Sustainable Capitalism! Prof. Berger-Walliser describes how unique features in societies can support economic, social or environmental sustainability. The chapter challenges readers to shift the approach here in the U.S. to accelerate responsible business while still rooted in a […]
Robert Bird – Fullbright Scholarship
We’re thrilled to share that UConn Business Law Professor Robert Bird has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award! The Fulbright is a prestigious award granted to faculty based on their previous leadership and contributions to society. The Program aims to foster greater mutual understanding between the U.S. and countries around the world. It’s […]
MSSRIB Faculty Spotlight: Professor Stephen Kim Park
In an article co-authored with Tim R. Samples, Professor Stephen Kim Park examines how climate change is compounding the financial vulnerability of disaster-prone countries. “The Sovereign Climate Debt Trap and Natural Disaster Clauses” (American Business Law Journal, Vol. 61, No. 4, 2024) explores natural disaster clauses in sovereign debt contracts, which enable a government to temporarily suspend […]
Robert Bird: Legal Strategy is an Untapped Competitive Advantage for Companies
Adapted from UConn Today